Proverbs 11:18
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“The wicked man earns an empty wage, but he who sows righteousness reaps a true reward.”
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“The wicked man earns an empty wage, but he who sows righteousness reaps a true reward.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“The wicked worketh a deceitful work: but to him that soweth righteousness shall be a sure reward.”
King James Version · Public Domain“The wicked earneth deceitful wages; But he that soweth righteousness hath a sure reward.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“The wicked is getting a lying wage, And whoso is sowing righteousness--a true reward.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Proverbs 11:18 — 12 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Job 27:13This is the wicked man’s portion from God— the heritage the ruthless receive from the Almighty.
- Psalms 126:5Those who sow in tears will reap with shouts of joy.
- Proverbs 1:18But they lie in wait for their own blood; they ambush their own lives.
- Proverbs 5:22The iniquities of a wicked man entrap him; the cords of his sin entangle him.
- Proverbs 22:8He who sows injustice will reap disaster, and the rod of his fury will be destroyed.
- Ecclesiastes 10:8He who digs a pit may fall into it, and he who breaches a wall may be bitten by a snake.
- Isaiah 59:5They hatch the eggs of vipers and weave a spider’s web. Whoever eats their eggs will die; crack one open, and a viper is hatched.
- Hosea 10:2Their hearts are devious; now they must bear their guilt. The LORD will break down their altars and demolish their sacred pillars.
- Hosea 10:12Sow for yourselves righteousness and reap the fruit of loving devotion; break up your unplowed ground. For it is time to seek the LORD until He comes and sends righteousness upon you like rain.
- Galatians 6:8The one who sows to please his flesh, from the flesh will reap destruction; but the one who sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life.
- Ephesians 4:22to put off your former way of life, your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires;
- James 3:18Peacemakers who sow in peace reap the fruit of righteousness.
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).